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Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...students are supported to become successful. [MUSIC PLAYING] CHRIS WILSON: Another aspect of staff development that I think is quite important is the extent to which staff who may not be involved in formally developing, crafting, writing, or producing curriculum design-- writing modules, writing programme specifications, therefore may not need to be actively involved in...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics – Welcome to the risk takers and the fearless
Health, Sports & Psychology

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics – Welcome to the risk takers and the fearless

...becoming the first city to host both the summer and winter versions of the Olympic Games. The Games will run until 20th February and there will be 109 events in 15 disciplines covering 7 sports. These Winter Olympics are not without controversary. When the games were awarded to Beijing the former IOC President Jacques Rogge stated that staging the winter Games in China...
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Article 5 mins
Leadership: external context and culture
Education & Development

Leadership: external context and culture

...STUDENTS RECITING] JAMIEL ALEXANDER Ooh, fast asleep after that greeting, eh? NARRATOR Jamiel Alexander became principal of Chapel Street Primary in the mid-1990s, just after the end of apartheid. This momentous societal change is reflected in the way he now runs the school, which is in a deprived area of Cape Town. JAMIEL ALEXANDER The management strategies have changed,...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Ramadan Mubarak!
History & The Arts

Ramadan Mubarak!

...students to study a film of a group of Muslim friends discussing Ramadan as they eat together. A significant focus of their conversation is the foods that they associate with Ramadan from their upbringing in different countries (Pakistan, Turkey, Iraq and India) and from their adaptation to living, working and studying in Britain. In various ways, they make the point that...
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Article 10 mins
Free online courses for refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Free online courses for refugees

...Student Finance guidance for refugees and asylum seekers. If you're a refugee or asylum seeker applying to higher education, there may be support available to help you with finance and your studies. Distance learning resources collated by Migrant Help. STAR (Student Action for Refugees) is the national network of students building a more understanding and just society...
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Article 5 mins
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Education & Development

Succeed with learning

...becoming a successful student and academic skills can have useful applications in everyday life. Being able to use academic skills in the real world can help you get used to being a student and to see this role as part of who you are – and vice versa...Week 5: Learning tool kit: 1.1 Reading, writing and note-taking - Reading and writing are probably the first things you...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...OU course offers a range of different perspectives taking into consideration differences in education systems in the UK and opportunities for learning and teaching beyond the school gates...Supporting children’s learning in primary education today: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the different aims of primary education...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Discussion hub: What is helpful for someone undergoing treatment for cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Discussion hub: What is helpful for someone undergoing treatment for cancer?

...us know what you found to be helpful in the Comments section below. What do you think? What is helpful for someone undergoing treatment for cancer and their families? If you know someone who has cancer and want to help them in any way possible you may like to order our Big C booklet or visit our OU news website complete with a five point guide on how to make a difference....
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Article 5 mins